Australia Post changes its mind about not advertising on Sky News. Did the government intervene?
That reply by Bec does not seem to appear on the Australia Post Twitter page any more.Hi Cath - This content was not acceptable to us, either, and certainly does not reflect our brand or community values. When it was aired, Australia Post immediately pulled all advertising from Sky News.— Australia Post (@auspost) August 11, 2018
- Bec
And it seems the ads on Sky are back on.
Dear @auspost sadly it seems your media representative or Sky News has not executed your instructions.— Sleeping Giants Oz 📣 (@slpng_giants_oz) August 12, 2018
Today your ads appeared on OUTSIDERS, whose host recently suggested he uses the "N" word in full and discussed the sexual activities of an Australian Senator#Auspol #AdShame pic.twitter.com/mQFU4N73Lg
Surely it would not be related to this:
Or to an intervention by one of these two shareholders:We are excited to announce that former News Corp digital chief Nicole Sheffield will be the new community and consumer chief at @AusPost: https://t.co/duH6vcHFC8 pic.twitter.com/0NdUcr1Xso— Australia Post (@auspost) June 20, 2018
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